Sprinter
Ben Johnson
Canadian sprinter and 1984 Olympic 100 m bronze medalist
8 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Ben Johnson 100 m
Ben Johnson's recorded 100 m is 9.95 s. Performance date: 1986-07-09. Age at the time: 24. This was a competition result. The source at worldathletics.org gives this mark. Source type: official result.
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100 Metres, Moskva (URS) · Official outdoor track and field result
Source quote and limits
“9.95”
Date, venue and mark come from the full official World Athletics performance row. The source retains this row with its legal flag. Wind +0.8 m/s. The record uses a retained result from 1984–1986. His disqualified 1987 and 1988 marks are excluded.
1986
- 100 m9.95 s
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“9.95”
Ben Johnson bench press
Ben Johnson's recorded bench press is 352 lb × 10. Performance date: 1988. Age at the time: 26–27. This was a working set. The source at web.archive.org gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.
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Training in Italy, summer 1988 · Sprinter in training, coached by Charlie Francis, before the 1988 Olympics
Calculated estimate: at least about 469 lb for one rep, from the recorded set. Formula and limits.
Source quote and limits
“In Italy during the summer of that year, Johnson performed 2 x 10 x 352 pounds in the bench press”
2 sets of 10 reps (summer 1988, while a hamstring injury limited sprinting). Coach Charlie Francis via the article's author; Francis said Ben never maxed. Other bench marks in the same source (not stored; only the 352 lb sets of 10 have a clear rep count and session): 407 lb in Seoul, 1988, at 173 lb bodyweight (he misread the kilo plates; he meant to do two reps, the count done is not stated); 6 x 350 lb in the week of the 1987 World Championships; 2-3 x 2 x 385 lb (1987); 3 x 3 x 365 lb (1986); 350 lb (1985). The live fitflex.com page returns HTTP 403 to scripts, so the source is the Wayback copy. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
1988
- Bench press352 lb × 10
Quote and details
“In Italy during the summer of that year, Johnson performed 2 x 10 x 352 pounds in the bench press”
Ben Johnson squat
Ben Johnson's recorded squat is 560 lb × 5. Source date: 2017-12-18. This was a working set. The source at stategamesofmichigan.com gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is low.
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Training routine during his sprint career · Sprint career, recalled in 2017
Calculated estimate: at least about 653 lb for one rep, from the recorded set. Formula and limits.
Source quote and limits
“Instead, I would squat 560 pounds for four sets of 5, and that was it.”
4 sets of 5 reps; a routine he describes, with no single session (README: routine set, confidence low). The same passage says he could squat over 700 lb and bench 450 lb but never did; that hypothetical does not count. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
2017
- Squat560 lb × 5
Quote and details
“Instead, I would squat 560 pounds for four sets of 5, and that was it.”
Ben Johnson incline bench
Ben Johnson's recorded incline bench is 330 lb × 10. Performance date: 1988. Age at the time: 26–27. This was a working set. The source at web.archive.org gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.
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Training in Italy, summer 1988 · Sprinter in training, coached by Charlie Francis, before the 1988 Olympics
Calculated estimate: at least about 440 lb for one rep, from the recorded set. Formula and limits.
Source quote and limits
“later that summer he achieved 2 x 10 x 330 in the incline press.”
2 sets of 10 reps, summer 1988. Coach Charlie Francis via the article's author. The live fitflex.com page returns HTTP 403 to scripts, so the source is the Wayback copy. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
1988
- Incline bench330 lb × 10
Quote and details
“later that summer he achieved 2 x 10 x 330 in the incline press.”
Ben Johnson 200 m
Ben Johnson's recorded 200 m is 20.41 s. Performance date: 1985-08-04. Age at the time: 23. This was a competition result. The source at worldathletics.org gives this mark. Source type: official result.
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200 Metres, Ottawa (CAN) · Official outdoor track and field result
Source quote and limits
“20.41”
Date, venue and mark come from the full official World Athletics performance row. The source retains this row with its legal flag. Wind +1.5 m/s. The record uses a retained result from 1984–1986. His disqualified 1987 and 1988 marks are excluded.
1985
- 200 m20.41 s
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“20.41”
Ben Johnson Bench squat (box squat, bench below parallel)
Ben Johnson's recorded Bench squat (box squat, bench below parallel) is 600 lb × 6. Performance date: 1987. Age at the time: 25–26. This was a working set. The source at web.archive.org gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.
Training under Charlie Francis, 1987 · Sprinter in training, coached by Charlie Francis
Source quote and limits
“2-3 x 2 x 385 in the bench press and 2 x 6 x 600 in the bench squat.”
Bench squat with the bench set below parallel, 2 sets of 6 reps. Coach Charlie Francis via the article's author; Francis said Ben never maxed. Lower marks of the same kind in the same source: 2 x 6 x 550 lb (1986), 2 x 6 x 500 lb (1985). The live fitflex.com page returns HTTP 403 to scripts, so the source is the Wayback copy. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).
1987
- Bench squat (box squat, bench below parallel)600 lb × 6
Quote and details
“2-3 x 2 x 385 in the bench press and 2 x 6 x 600 in the bench squat.”
Ben Johnson 60 m (indoor)
Ben Johnson's recorded 60 m (indoor) is 6.5 s. Performance date: 1986-01-15. Age at the time: 24. This was a competition result. The source at worldathletics.org gives this mark. Source type: official result.
60 Metres, Osaka (JPN) (i) · Official indoor track and field result
Source quote and limits
“6.50”
Date, venue and mark come from the full official World Athletics performance row. The source retains this row with its legal flag. The venue explicitly marks an indoor performance. The record uses a retained result from 1984–1986. His disqualified 1987 and 1988 marks are excluded.
1986
- 60 m (indoor)6.5 s
Quote and details
“6.50”
Ben Johnson 50 m (indoor)
Ben Johnson's recorded 50 m (indoor) is 5.69 s. Performance date: 1984-02-25. Age at the time: 22. This was a competition result. The source at worldathletics.org gives this mark. Source type: official result.
50 Metres, Toronto (CAN) (i) · Official indoor track and field result
Source quote and limits
“5.69”
Date, venue and mark come from the full official World Athletics performance row. The source retains this row with its legal flag. The venue explicitly marks an indoor performance. The record uses a retained result from 1984–1986. His disqualified 1987 and 1988 marks are excluded.
1984
- 50 m (indoor)5.69 s
Quote and details
“5.69”
Photo: Mafugah, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.